Keyshot Light

3W+2 Arylate · Outer

Specifications

Playing style: —
Price: —
Weight: —
Thickness: —
Plies: 5
Composition: 3W+2 Arylate
Outer ply: Ayous
Core wood: Kiri
Carbon type: Arylate
Fibre placement: Outer
Blade size: —
Handle types: —
Made in: —
Release year: —

Metadata confidence: Secondary sources

Blade construction

3W+2 Arylate · Outer

5 plies · Ayous surface · Arylate outer fibre · Kiri core

One blade, drawn as technical linework at real shakehand proportions. The laminated edge along the crown and right rim exposes every ply boundary in the stack. Edge depth is illustrative because physical veneer thickness is not published.

Exploded view of Keyshot Light with 5 plies: Ayous · Material not published · Kiri · Material not published · Ayous. — HANDLE · GREY · BLUE AND YELLOW STRIPES

Ayous
Outer ply · layers 1 and 5
Lower weight · Wider sweet spot
Material not published
Fibre layer · layers 2 and 4
Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.
Kiri
Core · layer 3
Lower weight · Controlled rebound

Stack order — face A to face B

01
AyousOuter ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.
02
Material not publishedFibre layer
Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.
03
Kiri — coreCore
Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control.
04
Material not publishedFibre layer
Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.
05
AyousOuter ply
Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot.

Secondary sources · 3 of 5 plies with published material · stack order unconfirmed

Sources: Butterfly — published ply construction · Independent blade-builder analyses — veneer sequence

About this blade

Butterfly Keyshot Light is a 5-ply blade built around Arylate fibre placed outer, with Ayous on the playing surface and a Kiri core. Its TTDNA profile reads fast — speed 77, control 53, feel 42 — with a medium response and medium dwell. Ayous: Very light medial or core wood — keeps the blade low in weight and widens the sweet spot. Kiri: Paulownia core — extremely light, damping the stack and slowing the blade down for control. Arylate: Material details have not been published by the manufacturer.

TTDNA overview

Speed77

Control53

Spin Potential54

Feel42

Power74

Forgiveness43

Short Game41

Looping58

TTDNA ratings — all 55

Performance

#01Speed77

#02Control53

#03Spin Potential54

#04Feel42

#05Flex·31

#06Dwell Time53

#07Catapult62

#08Stability66

#09Precision61

#10Forgiveness43

#11Power74

#12Short Game41

#13Blocking53

#14Looping58

#15Countering69

#16Flat Hitting66

#17Flicking59

#18Chopping40

#19Lobbing43

#20Touch47

Construction

#21Stiffness·69

#22Vibration·30

#23Sweet Spot66

#24Ball Hold54

#25Head Heaviness·69

#26Balance80

#27Weight·79

#28Weight Consistency78

#29Thickness·64

#30Overall Thickness·64

#31Handle Thickness·50

#32Handle Size·50

#33Handle Comfort82

#34Surface Hardness·45

#35Surface Finish73

Material properties

#36Carbon Feel·70

#37Carbon Intensity·70

#38Outer Feel59

#39Inner Feel41

#40Wood Feeling37

#41Crispness58

#42Softness·45

#43Elasticity51

#44Rebound Speed73

#45Energy Return68

#46Damping30

Playing profile

#47Offensive Rating68

#48Defensive Rating40

#49Allround Rating77

#50Beginner Friendliness43

#51Advanced Potential69

#52Technique Requirement·67

#53Spin Sensitivity·49

#54Passive Stability40

#55Active Stability71

A TTDNA blade rating measures how much of the named characteristic a blade has. For descriptive rows — flex, stiffness, vibration, head heaviness, weight, thickness, carbon feel, softness, technique requirement, spin sensitivity — a higher number means more, not better.